Providing for submission to the qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the question of authorizing the issuance and sale of negotiable interest bearing waterworks revenue bonds of the City in the principal amount of $500,000,000.00 for the purpose of improving and extending the waterworks system of the City; authorizing the City to reimburse itself for improvements and extensions to the waterworks system; directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; recognizing this ordinance to be an emergency measure; and declaring the effective date of the authorization.

Providing for submission to the
qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for
Tuesday, April 8, 2014, the question of authorizing the issuance and sale of
negotiable interest bearing waterworks revenue bonds of the City in the principal
amount of $500,000,000.00 for the purpose of improving and extending the
waterworks system of the City; authorizing the City to reimburse itself for
improvements and extensions to the waterworks system; directing the City Clerk
to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; recognizing
this ordinance to be an emergency measure; and declaring the effective date of
the authorization.

WHEREAS, a
special election may be held throughout Kansas City on April 8, 2014; NOW,
THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1.
Election called. An election is hereby called and shall be held in Kansas City,
Missouri, on Tuesday, April, 8 2014, at which election there shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of Kansas City, Missouri, the question of authorizing
the issuance and sale of negotiable interest bearing waterworks revenue bonds
by the City in the principal amount of $500,000,000.00 for the purpose of
extending and improving the waterworks system of the City.

Section 2.
Ballot language. The ballot language shall be in substantially the following
form:

QUESTION _____

SHALL THE FOLLOWING
BE APPROVED?

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri issue and sell
waterworks revenue bonds in the principal amount of $500,000,000.00 for the
purpose of extending and improving the waterworks system of the City including,
but not limited to (1) the continued expansion of the water distribution
system, (2) replacement of water mains, (3) rehabilitation and expansion of
water treatment plants, pump stations, and other water facility improvements,
(4) ensuring a reliable water supply to include intake modifications and/or
supplemental ground water supplies, and (5) protecting and safeguarding the
waterworks system, with the principal and interest of said bonds to be payable
solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its
waterworks system, including all future improvements and expansions thereto?

_____ Yes

_____
No

The
voter who desires to vote in favor of this proposition shall place an X in the
box opposite Yes. The voter who desires to vote against this proposition shall
place an X in the box opposite No.

Section 3.
Delivery of Ordinance by City Clerk to Election Authorities. The City Clerk
shall deliver certified copies of this ordinance and notice of election to the
Board of Election Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, to the Board of
Election Commissioners of Clay County, Missouri, to the Board of Election Commissioners
of Platte County, Missouri, and to the County Clerk of Cass County, Missouri,
which shall be the authority of the respective election authorities of the City
to submit the question to the electors of Kansas City as herein provided and to
give public notice thereof as provided by law.

Section 4.
Election Notice. That the notice of election shall read as follows:

_____________________________________________

NOTICE OF ELECTION

CITY OF KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI

Notice
is hereby given that the City of Kansas City has called an election to be held
in the City on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00
p.m. C.D.T., at which election all qualified voters residing within the City of
Kansas City, Missouri, will be given the opportunity to vote.

The official ballot will be
in substantially the following form:

_____________________________________________

QUESTION _____

SHALL THE FOLLOWING
BE APPROVED?

Shall the City of Kansas City, Missouri issue and sell
waterworks revenue bonds in the principal amount of $500,000,000.00 for the
purpose of extending and improving the waterworks system of the City including,
but not limited to (1) the continued expansion of the water distribution
system, (2) replacement of water mains, (3) rehabilitation and expansion of
water treatment plants, pump stations, and other water facility improvements,
(4) ensuring a reliable water supply to include intake modifications and/or
supplemental ground water supplies, and (5) protecting and safeguarding the
waterworks system, with the principal and interest of said bonds to be payable
solely from the revenues derived by the City from the operation of its
waterworks system, including all future improvements and expansions thereto?

_____ Yes

_____
No

[Instructions
to voters will be supplied by the election authorities.]

_____________________________________________

A full and
complete copy of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 140036, submitting the
above question to the electorate is on file in the office of the City Clerk of
Kansas City, Missouri, where the same is open for inspection and copying.

The polling
places for the election will be [insert list of polling places in last
publication only.]

_____________________________________________

I hereby certify
that the foregoing is the legal notice to be published pursuant to Section
115.127, RSMo.

Given under my
hand and the official seal of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, this _______
day of __________________, 2014.

(SEAL) _________________________________

Marilyn Sanders

City Clerk, City of Kansas City, Missouri

Before me, a
notary public, personally appeared Marilyn Sanders, to me known to be the City
Clerk of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the person who acknowledged to
me that she executed the same for the purposes therein stated.

__________________________________

Notary Public

My Commission
Expires:________________________________

Section 5. That the Council states its intention to
structure the issuance of the bonds so as to minimize the impact on ratepayers,
while continuing to make necessary extensions and improvements to the
waterworks system.

Section 6. The City has made and
expects to make expenditures on and after the date of passage of this Ordinance
in connection with the improvements and extensions to the waterworks system of
the City (the "Project"), and the City intends to reimburse itself
for such expenditures with the proceeds of the waterworks revenue bonds. The
maximum principal amount of waterworks revenue bonds expected to be issued for
the Project is $500,000,000.

Section 7.
Emergency. This ordinance, calling for an election and providing for the
submission of a question to the people of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby
recognized to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section
503(a)(3)(A) of the Charter because it calls an election and provides for the
submission of proposals to the people, and as such shall become effective upon
approval by the Mayor or after five days of its passage if no action is taken
by the Mayor to approve or veto this ordinance, whichever is earlier.

Section 8. If a
majority of the qualified voters voting at said election shall vote in favor of
the question, then the authority of the Council to sell said waterworks revenue
bonds shall become effective immediately upon certification of the election
results by the election authorities.